PyleAudio vs Russound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PyleAudio
Easily control your car's radio head unit from your phone. Tune radio stations, play music from USB or Bluetooth, and adjust audio settings like EQ, fader, and balance.
- Radio tuning and station management
- USB music playback with ID3 tag display
- Bluetooth music playback with ID3 tag display
- External audio input control
- Play/pause, previous/next track control
- Fader, balance, and 10-band EQ control
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Th is app for end users easy to control radio head unit by their phone. Radio mode on APP can scan/store/channel up & down to tune necessary station frequency. USB mode can play music stored in USB and display ID3 Tag information. AUX mode allows external audio input to head unit. APP can control play BT music through Bluetooth and display ID3 information. APP has play/pause/previous/next control and fader/balance/10EQ band level control. Features: . adjust USB music audio level control and 10eq band level control. .display USB music/BT music ID3 information. .adjust BT music audio level control and treble/bass level control.
Russound
Control your multiroom audio system from your iPhone or iPad. Manage zones, access system favorites, and view source metadata like album art. Supports various music streaming services with compatible hardware.
- Zone control
- Source metadata and album art
- System favorites management
- Streaming service integration
- DLNA support
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The Russound app is the perfect way to control your Russound Multiroom Audio System from your iPhone or iPad. Key Features: *Easy control of any zone *Source Metadata, including album art for supported sources *Access to System Favorites - Create, edit or delete any favorites from your iPhone or iPad. *Supports compatible music services such as Spotify®, Pandora®, SiriusXM®, TIDAL, Deezer, TuneIn®, vTuner®, DLNA and more when used with compatible Russound streaming audio products. Compatibility varies by Russound device. Works with: Any network-connected Russound SMZ-Series, MCA-Series, MBX Series or XStream Series products. Note: Available features and screens within the Russound app are dependent on the connected Russound devices and the configured streaming services and physical sources connected to the devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Russound at 2.8 against PyleAudio's 1.6. PyleAudio's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Russound holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 54 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of PyleAudio's written reviews are positive against 11% of Russound's.
| Parameter | PyleAudio | Russound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (92 ratings) | 2.8 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.4% of reviews | 11.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sound Around Inc. | Russound FMP |
Customer experience
PyleAudio
Russound
In-app purchases
PyleAudio
No in-app purchases
Russound
No in-app purchases
